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Back to homepageThe First Afghan Female Entrepreneur
In an Afghan capital scarred by years of war, a young Afghan woman has bet $1 million that her countrymen could use a little fun. Meena Rahmani, who has spent most of her life in Pakistan and Canada, returned to
Read MoreAfghan traders feel ethnic squeeze on fuel
Fuel traders in Afghanistan say they are being frozen out of the import business by suppliers in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, whom they accuse of favoring businessmen from their own ethnic groups. Some 70% of Afghanistan’s oil and natural gas is
Read MoreClothing “downsizing”
ONE of the many mysteries surrounding the female sex is that a woman who weighs roughly the same as she did 20 or more years ago now wears smaller-sized clothes than she used to. The explanation is “size inflation”: clothes
Read MoreClothing "downsizing"
ONE of the many mysteries surrounding the female sex is that a woman who weighs roughly the same as she did 20 or more years ago now wears smaller-sized clothes than she used to. The explanation is “size inflation”: clothes
Read MoreThe Plight of Millennials
The future of work in advanced economies remains uncertain, as global unemployment rates remain high. Approximately 40 million workers across advanced economies are unemployed and with many nations still struggling to recover from the most recent recession while facing the
Read MoreJeffrey D. Sachs
Jeffrey D. Sachs is the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is also Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. From 2002 to 2006,
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Foreign troop withdrawal, fear about impact of Afghan economy
President Obama’s announcement of troop withdrawal in 2014 has given rise to grave concerns about the future of the Afghan economy. Afghan and American officials fear that the pull back of American and other foreign forces will send the already
Read MoreAdam Smith
Why Adam Smith is important Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a Scottish philosopher and economist who is best known as the author of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth Of Nations (1776), one of the most influential
Read MoreLove the One You’re With?
David White took this lovely photo in Jerusalem on February 9. Have you ever seen a happier donkey? Yes, it is scraggly and looks goofy with its ears all askew, but it feels loved. (Or, it has a full tummy.
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